During the live streaming of the red carpet ceremony the broadcaster chose to include captions including one about Michael J Fox that caused outrage: "Fun Fact: Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991."

After a barrage of complaints on Twitter, E! issued a statement saying: "We regret the insensitive classification of Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's diagnosis during our Eonline [sic] live stream ... We understand the serious nature of the disease and sincerely apologize."